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RCMS Debate Club Try Out information 2018 - 2019 1 Agenda Debate: What and Why? RCMS Debate Team Structure Schedule Ground rules and Expectations Debate Formats and RCMS participation Debate Formats Parliamentary
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Debate: What and Why? RCMS Debate Team
Structure Schedule Ground rules and Expectations
Debate Formats and RCMS participation
Debate Formats Parliamentary Debate Mock Experiences with Debate
Try out process
Date and signup Rubric
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What?: Debate is the act of arguing and presenting a
stance on an issue – typically a controversial current topic
Why?: Debate prepares you for active participation in the
society
Debate promotes purposeful inquiry: researching a topic
is an important part of the preparation
Debate helps your presentation skills Debate promotes leadership qualities: justifying your
stance
Debate helps integrate knowledge and improves the
ability for prompt analytical responses
Debate instills critical listening skills Debate improves proficiency in writing
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A team of 36 students:
15 seventh Graders 21 eighth Graders
Since we participate in Parliamentary Debate, the team
is split into groups of 3
RCMS Debate team participates in NCDL (National
Capital Debate League) in their 3-3 Parliamentary debate format League Website:
https://www.esuus.org/esu/programs/middle_school_debate/NCDL/
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Important: Debate, ModelUN, We the people and TSA will be exclusive to one another; Any student can tryout for all but can enroll In only one of the clubs
Debate Club meets Tuesday and Friday from 2:25 – 4:15
Some changes depending on volunteering parents
Be prepared to stay later in case a debate or case
discussion is being wrapped up
There are no late buses these days, so parents must
come on time to pick up after the meeting
There will be work outside the meetings!
Cases are written throughout the week, while debates and
discussions occur in the meetings; Expect 10-15 hours of work weekly
There will also be meetings outside of school, especially
the week before the tournament
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Every team member has to be fully committed to the team and
work their very best for every case
No team member should miss more than one offered tournament Team members may not miss more than 2 deadlines Team members should attend all meetings, unless excused
beforehand by Coach; Attendance will be collected
Team members should be available outside of team meetings to
discuss topics, create cases, and get additional practice with debates
The debate team is a very competitive and demanding club, and
all team members and parents should be prepared to commit to the team
Any exceptions will be requested to leave the club to make room
for other students
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Parliamentary(Parli)- Three speakers on each team who
argue for either the Proposition(Pro) or the Opposition(Con)
Public Form(PF)- Two speakers on each team who
debate for either Pro or Con
Lincoln Douglas(LD)- One person team and all of the
topics are based on morality.
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RCMS participates in Parli 3 on 3 style
In parliamentary debate, there are two sides – Pro and Con Proposition 1st speaker will go first, they are responsible for a
framework and laying down contentions
Then the opposition’s 1st speaker will refute mainly the framework
and all the points, but is responsible to lay out their sides contention
Proposition 2nd speaker will go next, they will refute all the
Next, opposition 2nd speaker will refute all of the propositions
points, and elaborate on their points
After that, opposition speaker 3, who is in charge of refuting, will
refute all their opponent's points, defend their own, and weigh the debate
The last speaker is proposition 3, and they will refute their
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The proposition, or pro, is the side of the debate that is
supporting the resolution, or topic. For example, for the topic that you will be watch in the mock debate, the proposition will want students to opt out of standardized tests. The proposition also brings up a framework that limits what can be debated about in the debate
The opposition, or con, is the side of the debate that is
against the resolution. They refute the proposition more and are NOT allowed to bring up a framework.
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During tournaments, there are two scores given in each
debate.
A ballot, or decision, is the final decision that is given
by the judge on who won the debate.
The second score you will receive are speaker points
that are based on a judging rubric. To get more speaker points, you need to have a clear voice, good speaking style, be loud, have eye contact, and strong arguments and refutes.
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When: 8th grade: Tuesday, 9/10 2:30pm – right after school
7th grade: Wednesday, 9/11 2:30pm
Where: RCMS Cafeteria
Signup: A google signup will be available for the students in the cafeteria during lunch time to sign up(Thu-Thursday). It will not be available online
Time slots for the Tryouts will be published same day.
Topic: Will be given on the day at the location; Student will prepare on school premises for an hour. They will wait until their presentation is done
Format:
Debate topic and a Pro/Con side will be assigned for each participant
1 hour for preparation and research: Prep a 1 min speech/case and 1 min to refute the opponents point
Participants will be paired up in teams of 3 on 3 format for each judge
Each participant will take 1 min to present and 1 min to refute
Judging Rubric:
Quality of the points made which reflects key understanding of the topic and arguments (either Pro/Con)
Presentation skills
Refutes of opponents points
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A topic for the try out debate will be provided at the site Some links for research will be recommended but you are welcome
to choose those sites or others for your research and preparation
Materials: A DEVICE with INTERNET Access is required for research
and prep
If you are unable to bring the device, you HAVE to mention it in the
signup; We will provide some printouts for topic research but only if you have mentioned it in the signup
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Important: Debate, ModelUN, We the people and TSA will be exclusive to one another; Any student can tryout for all but can enroll In only one of the clubs